Since 1993, the Cochrane Collaboration has been pursuing the vision that health care
decision making around the world should be informed by high-quality and timely research
evidence. The Collaboration follows several key principles, one of which is “striving
for relevance.” To achieve this, the general structure of the Collaboration has been
set up to facilitate the involvement of clinicians and patients in developing high-quality
evidence through a rigorous process. To increase the impact of its reviews, the Collaboration
has over the last 5 years recognized the need for a more accountable and systematic
approach to selecting research questions for systematic reviews. The recognition of
the importance of identifying the right questions has also led to the development
of another initiative in the United Kingdom with which the Collaboration has an increasing
working relationship, the James Lind Alliance. The James Lind Alliance facilitates
the creation and work of Priority Setting Partnerships to identify uncertainties on
specific health problems. Several Cochrane review groups work with the James Lind
Alliance to identify and prioritize uncertainties patients and clinicians have about
the effects of treatments. However, as the James Lind Alliance is a UK-based initiative,
this introduces a challenge for the Collaboration to look at the broader picture and
identify different approaches to ensure an international aspect in selecting topics
for Cochrane reviews [
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Published online: January 11, 2013
Accepted:
August 7,
2012
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